Shubhangi Khapre

1 month ago | indianexpress.com | Shubhangi Khapre

With the Supreme Court paving the way for Maharashtra to hold its much-delayed local body elections in the next few months, Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit to Nanded on May 26 would be significant for the ruling BJP in the forthcoming poll battle. Though the State Election Commission is yet to announce its schedule, the apex court ordered Maharashtra in early May to hold the local body polls within four months.

1 month ago | indianexpress.com | Shubhangi Khapre

From digitisation of 7/12 (revenue) land records to simplifying the process of stamp duty registration, Maharashtra Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule has chalked out a roadmap to boost the rural economy. In an interview with Shubhangi Khapre, he talks about the policies and programmes of the department. Edited excerpts:What was the biggest challenge you faced in the Revenue Department in the first 100 days?

1 month ago | indianexpress.com | Shubhangi Khapre

The BJP has officially kept the door open to contest the local body elections in Maharashtra in alliance, but the primary feedback from the ground is that the party should go it alone. The Supreme Court on May 6 directed that the local body elections in the state be notified within four weeks and completed within four months. “After the SC order, the State Election Commission has begun the poll preparation process. We want the elections to take place within the timeline. There should be no hurdle.

1 month ago | indianexpress.com | Shubhangi Khapre

Exactly, a year later in May 2025 Sharad Pawar has once again dropped a broad hint of a possible merger between his own party NCP (SP) and NCP led by his estranged nephew deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar. Albeit, he has also indicated that the final decision will rest with the working party president and his daughter Surpriya Sule on whether she wants to sit in opposition. This time the statement comes ahead of the crucial local bodies elections post monsoon in Maharashtra.

1 month ago | indianexpress.com | Shubhangi Khapre

In a major organisational reshuffle ahead of the elections to the local bodies in Maharashtra, the BJP replaced most of the 58 district BJP presidents in the state with new faces. The reorganisation was carried out on Tuesday under the leadership of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, state president and Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule and working president Ravindra Chavan.